A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews! I'm sorry it took so long to update, but school is just keeping me busy! So as an apology, I made the chapter extra long. It's like one of those filler chapters where the real drama is going to begin during the next chapter. As of right now, this chapter is just to basically introduce the character's further more, explain relationships or what not. I truly hope you girls like this update! Keep the reviews coming, keeps me motivated! Love you all!

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Chapter 2: Racing

- Santa Cruz, California -

Robert sat down on the arm chair, silent. Happy and Alex were on the couch, seated on either side of the couch, silent as well. The SAMCRO boys came in about forty minutes ago, surprising Robert. As much as he was happy to see Happy and Alex, it would have been nice to be told ahead of time. When he greeted them all he got were cold stares, which was expected from Alex, but not Happy. He remembered talking to Happy a couple of hours ago and he was pretty sure he say anything that would upset him during their conversation.

"So, you two want to tell me what you two are doing here? I told you I was coming down to Charming next week." Robert broke the silence between them all.

Happy turned towards him, his eyes showed nothing but anger towards his friend. "Why do I have to hear from Alex that your sister is racing?"

Robert looked at Alex and rolled his eyes. "It was nothing to be alarmed about."

"Nothing to be alarmed about? You got your sister into some dangerous ass shit and that's nothing to be alarmed about?" Happy snapped. He couldn't believe how much of an idiot Robert was sounding to him right now. Robert was usually the sensible one between the two brothers, but right now, he just wasn't being a very good example. "You took her away from Charming so that she wouldn't be around any of the club's activities, yet, you get her involved in your illegal activities?"

Another reason Robert took Angelina away from Charming was because of the club. It was a bit hypocritical of him, he knows, but what the club was doing and street racing was different for him. The club did activities that not only put the members in danger, but the people closest to them. His illegal activity didn't even put Angelina in danger, well, as long as she was driving the way she usually does, she should be fine. However, his recent outings may put her in the line of danger. Smuggling things into Canada was never an ideal thing to do for him, but it made him good money and it was a bit too easy for him, as long as he didn't catch the attention of the law.

Then it hit him, his recent activities that he did with his sister was almost as bad as what SAMCRO did. He absolutely had no idea why he was criticizing SAMCRO. They were family, the only ones his siblings have left. They've kept him and his family safe for as long as he could remember. But he couldn't help it. He blamed SAMCRO for the death of his parents. His dad's ties to the club is what killed him and his mother. And for that, he couldn't look at SAMCRO the same way. He wasn't going to let his sister suffer the same fate as his parents. He would try to save Alex, but he was just in too deep. Besides, Alex absolutely hates him, trying to convince him that the club was poisonous would be just pointless.

"Look, my sister made her decision. I didn't force her into it or anything. I'm not the one who got her into this world, her ex-boyfriend did." Robert sighed. "Introducing her to Bryan is something I can take blame for, but racing, that's just not my doing."

"Who the fuck's this Bryan kid?" Happy questioned, his voice was raspy and calm as usual, emotions masked.

"I'm surprised you didn't tell Happy, Alex. It seems like you're telling him our sister's life story." Robert spat out, glaring at his younger brother.

"Don't talk shit to your brother just because he did the right thing by telling me." Happy's eyes narrowed. "Answer my fucking question."

"Bryan's a friend of mine, they met when she tagged along to see a race with me. I wasn't racing that night, but Bryan was. He won that night and I introduced them after the race. We went out to have a late dinner at some diner and they hit it off. I thought the kid was harmless since he hits on anything that has tits and a pussy, but he was relentless. At first they would just talk when she would tag along the races, which were not often since she was focused on school, but then they started texting, talking on the phone. Then he started picking her up from school." Robert began. "They dated for a couple of months before they made it official. Once they did, that's when he started teaching her since she kept bugging him about it. And you know my sister's charms, no one can say no to her." Alex nodded in agreement. Happy hated admitting it, but the girl was just relentless when she wanted something. "Anyways, she won her first race. I honestly thought it was beginner's luck or Bryan paid the guys she was racing, but then she won again and she just got addicted from there. My sister obviously had her fair share of loses, but it just egged her on."

Happy hasn't even met the kid and he already harbored a great deal of hatred towards him. "Do I need to kill the kid?" Happy threatened, making Robert laugh out loud in amusement.

"Be my guest, I want nothing more than to kill him, but after she forgave him it was out of my power to do anything to him." Robert shrugged.

"And why is that? You can kill him without telling anyone. You should have called me. I would have gone and done it." Happy replied. "Your sister doesn't have to know that any of us were involved."

"Yeah, well, it would be hard to explain to my sister how her best friend mysteriously disappeared." Robert spat.

Alex turned his head towards his brother. "Best friend? I thought they were done, as in no fucking relationship whatsoever."

"Yes well, you should try and talk some sense into her because as far as I know, he's winning her back." Robert retorted. "Look, I don't feel like arguing about Bryan and Angelina. Can you just fucking tell me what you two are doing here?"

"If it isn't obvious, we came to get you and your baby sister. We're on lockdown. Everyone needs to be in Charming." Happy was putting his foot down, not taking no for an answer. His words were more of an order instead of an option.

"She can go with you two, but I can't. I have business to take care off." Robert replied, knowing Happy's state of mind at the moment. He was aware that Happy doesn't take no for an answer, but he also knew that Happy was more worried about Angelina's well being than his.

"You don't have work, what else do you have to take care off?" Happy questioned, his voice sounding harsh. "You own the fucking place."

Robert used to work at a bank, but he quit after realizing the world of automobiles interested him a bit more than accounts did. He tunes up cars for a living, making them into a street racer's dream. He and a couple of his friends got a loan out for a mechanic shop, not only helping the racing world, but other people who needed their cars to be fixed. If you think about it, it was like an extension to Teller-Morrow. At first, Robert was a bit hesitant about the idea since his pay at the bank was good, why should he leave that? But then again, he reminded himself that he was a business major. An auto repair shop was business and this is what he went to school for.

"I have to go to Canada." Robert simply said, not wanting to give anymore information about his plans. He never really told Happy about his other business ventures, well he did tell him about it at the beginning, but he just stopped talking about it. Robert smuggled weapons to Canada as a business deal with some Chinese gang that paid him around fifty grand for each trip, the pay gets higher if the items become more valuable. Weapons are his usual cargo, but it changes from time to time.

"The fuck are you gonna do in Canada?" Happy asked, not understanding what could be important in Canada at this point.

Alex looked over at Happy and smirked. "Oh, Robert didn't tell you? He smuggles weapons into Canada, sometimes brings Angelina along as well."

"You still doing that shit?" Happy was getting irritated by the moment. If he didn't think of this guy as family, Rob would be long gone. He doesn't take secrets very lightly. Though the club has its fair share of secrets, it's different between him and Robert.

"Yeah, helps pay for shit. It's easy shit too." Robert shrugged, he knows how dangerous it is to smuggle weapons. His life has been placed in danger numerous of times, but he's done his fair share of killings to keep himself alive. It's the way life works. Kill or be killed. "Angelina only comes along so I can assure myself she's safe."

"Oh fuck you, don't try to reason that shit with Happy differently than how you reasoned it with me." Alex snapped. He knows he's being a hypocrite when it came to Robert's other business venture. Weapons are what Samcro does. For him to criticize his brother's action is definitely hypocritical of him, but he would never let his sister tag along to deliver weapons. "You bring her along so you have someone switching off with you to drive. Puts her in danger every fucking time you go. At least when she's at Charming, shit like this won't touch her."

"Let's not hold SAMCRO on a pedestal now. Our parents died because of SAMCRO's activities and they were in Charming." Robert said through gritted teeth.

"Don't blame the club for something that couldn't have been prevented." Happy hissed. "Your parents died because of a car accident."

"What the fucking ever, if you two have nothing better to say, I'm going to see if Angelina's up so she can eat dinner." Robert stood up, beginning to make his way towards the hallway, when Happy blocked his way.

"I'm not finish talking to you," He said, his raspy voice was slightly low, making his tone much more intimidating.

Robert scoffed. "Look, I'm not going to keep discussing this bullshit with you. What's done is done."

"My request wasn't very difficult, Rob. All you had to do was keep me in the loop and you just couldn't do it?" Happy narrowed his eyes at the man before him. Robert felt a chill going down his spine.

"Tell me, if I told you my sister was racing, would you have gone up here and tried stopping her?" Robert questioned.

"I would have taken your sister and brought her back to Charming." Happy answered. "Dragged her even." Happy's not her brother, he didn't give a fuck if she hated him. She already hated him now, adding a bit more to that wouldn't change shit. Her safety is the number one priority.

Robert chuckled. "News flash Hap, she isn't speaking to you and that's your fucking problem."

Happy ran a hand through his head and looked at Robert. "Were you ever planning on telling me?"


Angelina slowly opened her eyes, blinking a couple of times before wiping them with the back of her hand. She stretched, letting out a yawn as she did. She sat up and looked around the room, squinted her eyes as her contact lenses stuck to her eyes, giving her a stinging feeling as she adjusted her contacts. Books were scattered around her as she prepared for her Anatomy test the next morning. She glanced at the clock by her bed and realized it was nine in the evening. She fell asleep for two hours.

"Great, lost two hours of study time." She stood up and stretched once more before walking out of her room and down the stairs.

She heard a couple of voices, which was odd since she was pretty sure Michael left before she even fell asleep. The voices she heard sounded angry. She stopped when she finally realized to whom the voices belonged to. One belonged to Robert, while the other belonged to Happy. She was a bit startled, knowing Happy was in the same house, same area as her. She wasn't going to lie, knowing he was in the other room excite her. As much as the asshole hurt her, seeing him again would just make her happy, to feel that somehow, someway, things never changed.

Hiding behind the wall that separated the hall and the living room, she peeked inside the room finding Alex sitting on the couch as Robert and Happy stood over him, talking. She could she the smug look on Alex's face as he watched Robert and Happy argue.

"Look, Hap, I was going to tell you. It just wasn't one of the things you tell over the phone." Robert argued, trying to reason with the Tacoma Killer.

"You've seen me these past two years, you could have fucking told me in person." Happy growled, shoving him on his chest.

"Yeah well if you didn't cut communications with her, we wouldn't be having this fucking argument right now." Robert retorted, getting tired of the argument. He understood Happy's reasons, but Angelina was not his sister to worry about. She already had two older brothers to take care of her, she didn't need another one, especially not the man she will never see as a sibling.

"The fuck does that have to do with this? What I asked you is why you would let your sister into this stupid world that you got yourself wrapped around in." Happy spat. "It's one thing for you to race, but for you to include your sister, the one that you and Alex actually worked for so she can have a better future? Is this supposed to give her a better future?"

"She deserves to unload, Happy. You should stop fucking acting like you've been in her life these past five years." Robert retorted. "I love my little sister so don't you ever accuse me of trying to take her future away from her. I took her away from Charming so I can assure myself and my little brother that she'll have a future."

"What are you trying to say?" Happy narrowed his eyes at Robert. "Charming ain't good enough for her?"

Robert shrugged. "Nothing, I'm just saying I took her away from Charming so she can get a better education and she can be whatever she wants to fucking be. If she wants to fucking go back to Charming and be a doctor there like Tara, so be it. Hell if she wanted to be an Old Lady, why not? But don't ever say I'm a horrible brother or an idiot for that matter just because I want my sister to experience life once in a while."

"Experience life? You have got to be shitting me. How the fuck do you come up with this shit?" Happy questioned.

"Look, I agreed to keep you in the loop about my sister, but you know what, if you want to know more from now on, you either start fucking talking to her or stay out of her life." Robert gave Happy one last look before walking towards the hallway.

Angelina moved behind the wall, backing away till she got to the kitchen. She pushed the door open as quietly as possible, hoping it didn't create much noise. She moved towards the refrigerator, opened it, and grabbed a bottle of apple juice. She closed the fridge and was startled to find Alex leaning against the doorframe.

"I haven't seen you in six months and I don't even get the usual squeal and hug from you?" Alex asked, a smile appearing on his face.

Angelina smiled and ran over to her brother, wrapping her arms around him. He lifted her up, which made Angelina squeal.

"There you go, that's the greeting I was waiting for." He told her, as he placed her on the floor. "Did you just wake up?"

"Something like that, why didn't you wake me up? That's your thing, after all." Angelina elbowed him.

Every time Alex found Angelina asleep on her bed, his bed, Robert's bed, or anywhere for that matter, he would jump on her, not getting off until she was wide awake. At first she would be annoyed, being rudely awaken and all, but she would start laughing and the insults would come. Gotta love older siblings, they annoy you, but in the end you just laugh along.

"I would have, but you looked exhausted so I left you alone." He replied. "So, Happy's here,"

That was obvious. She was surprised Happy would come.

"Really? That's interesting, what brings him here?" She raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms over her chest. "Actually what brings both of you here?"

"I have to make sure you're going to come tomorrow, so I came to pick you up, personally." Alex replied. "Happy just wanted to tag along."

Angelina nodded her head and placed the bottle of juice on the counter, leaning on it. "Sounds cool, so, what time did you two get here?"

"An hour ago, they've been at it for about ten minutes. Robert was working on some car so we left him alone for a while, touring the house or whatnot."

"Alright, well, as much as I would love to catch up with you right now, I need to go study." Angelina walked towards the door, where Alex was. She gave her brother a pat on his chest before she walked passed him, running right into Happy. She was startled at first, but thankfully, she recovered quickly. This was the first time she's seen Happy in five years. She observed him. He still looked the same, slightly older, but generally the same. Her eyes moved towards his arms, which were covered by his sweatshirt and she couldn't stop a frown from forming on her face. His tattoos were one of her favorite things about him.

Happy looked down at the girl before him, not believing it was the same little girl who would follow him around every time he visited their home. Physically, Angelina didn't change much. She was an inch or so taller. The hair was shorter, but the color was still the same, dark brown. If he had a say in it, he preferred her hair much longer than it was now, which ended right by her shoulder. The same piercing blue eyes were there, except the look she gave him was slightly different- her eyes were cold even though her face showed no sign of anger or hatred. But Happy, being a man and all, noticed that the size of her breast was what changed the most. They looked bigger to him. He didn't know if it was the years they spent apart or they were just well hidden before, but they were definitely showing now.

Happy scolded himself. That girl is a little sister to you, stop checking out her tits.

"Hey," he greeted her, his familiar voice giving her the same tingly feeling.

"Um, hey, would love to catch up, but I have some studying to do." She told him, her eyes looking anywhere but at his. She had to admit it, she was surprised by his greeting, but things change over a period of time, sadly just not her feelings for him. Thankfully enough, she just knew how to control it, to mask her feelings for him, to show him no emotions that would hint to it.

"Yeah, I understand." He nodded his head. The way she was acting, not something he liked, but he expected it. After cutting communications with her, he didn't expect her to rush towards him and give him a hug or something similar to that scene. He was a bit surprised that the girl even acknowledged him. Then it hit him, he gave in first. He approached her first. But what could he do? She ran into him. He wasn't going to be a douchebag and just give her some cold stare. She didn't deserve that. Well, in some ways she did. This whole illegal activity shit was something he never wanted her to do, yet her own brother is the one who gets her into it. Racing was just not for her.

Angelina gave him a small smile, but it didn't reach her eyes. "Nice seeing you," She walked away and made her way up the stairs.

At the top of the stairs, she found Robert talking on his cell phone. She tapped him on his shoulder, which caused him to whirl around, startled. He hung up on whoever he was talking to and placed his phone back inside his pocket.

"Hey, I was just going to wake you up, but apparently you already are. Are you done studying?" He questioned.

She shook her head. "Not even close, why, what's going on?"

Robert's mouth opened, but it closed shut once the doorbell rang. Angelina turned around and quickly walked down the stairs, opening the front door once she reached it. On the other side of the door was none other than Bryan Danvers. He gave her a slight smirk before walking inside her home. Happy and Alex walked up behind her, eyeing the newly arrived guest.

"Danvers, I see you're still alive." Alex said, as a smirk appeared on his face.

Bryan looked at Alex then back at Angelina. "Yes well you know, your sister keeps me alive." He winked at her.

Angelina rolled her eyes and smacked his stomach before she turned around and made her way up the stairs.

"I brought your car, Angie. Where the fuck are you going?" Bryan called out as he stepped into the house only to be blocked by Alex.

"She's not racing tonight, so if I were you, Danvers, I would back the fuck off." Alex threatened.

Bryan, who was six foot five, slightly looked down at Alex who was five inches shorter than him. "You know, your biker bullshit doesn't work around here." He glared at him. His eyes turned towards Happy and then back to Angelina. "Look, your sister is a fucking adult. She has a choice whether or not she wants to race or not. So, why won't you just back the fuck off."

Robert saw both Alex and Happy coming closer towards Bryan. He shook at his head at the younger man. Bryan loved to instigate and now was just a perfect example of it.

"Bryan, wait for me outside." Angelina ordered.

Bryan looked up at her quickly before returning his eyes on Happy and Alex. He placed a hand on the door knob and walked away from the two men, closing the door as he did. Alex's eyes turned towards his younger sister.

"I thought you had to study." Alex growled out.

"And I do, I'm just trying to make sure that you didn't hurt him." Angelina told him. "Rob, I'm not racing tonight, you should just go with Bryan and tell him to race. I don't need the money either way. School's all paid for."

Robert looked down at Happy and Alex before he returned his gaze towards his younger sister. "That's fine, but I'm not leaving you all alone here while I go with Bryan."

"I'm not going to be alone," She turned to Alex. "Alex is with me. Take Happy along, show him your bad ass world."

"Yeah, okay," Robert chuckled. "Happy's not a big fan."

"Well that's too bad, I guess I'll just have to stay with our family tonight." She sarcastically said before she made her way to her room.

"Did she eat yet?" Happy asked, looking up at Robert.

"No, she didn't yet. I'm pretty sure she's not going to eat either so either you or Alex should force her to do so." Robert slightly smirked. "Oh wait, that's right, only Alex can talk to her since you know, you ain't talking to her."

Happy's hands clenched into a fist. He opened his mouth to say something to Robert, but the front door opened once more, causing for all their heads to turn towards it. Bryan walked in, directly looked up at Robert.

"Roe said that he needs two racers tonight. I'm definitely in so if she's trying to use studying as an excuse, not going to work." Bryan smirked. "Her final is not until one in the afternoon. As soon as she loses, which we both know she is since I'm racing, then she can head home and study."

"Bryan, last time you and my sister were in the same race, she smoked you. I think you're the last person to be cocky about racing her." Robert grinned.

"I let her win, if I kicked her ass, she wouldn't have let me hit it."

Happy, Alex, and Robert all glared at Bryan, itching to jump at him for such a comment. Bryan smirked at the three men, knowing he pinched a nerve. His eyes turned towards Happy, his smirk grew, if that was possible.

"You must be Happy," He began. "Angelina has told me so much about you."

Before Happy could speak, once again he was cut off by Angelina who was making her way down the stairs, slipping on her sweater as she did. She looked over at Alex and gave him an apologetic smile before grabbing Bryan's hand and dragging him out of the house. Alex, Happy, and Robert followed the two as Angelina tried to get to her car as fast as possible. By her car, Bryan's best friend, Gabriel was waiting. He gave her a small smile before opening his arms.

"Not now, Gabe, brothers are hot on my tail." She told him before letting Bryan's hand go and sliding inside her car.

"Angelina Stephanie Levesque!" Alex yelled. "If you start that fucking car, I'm going to drag your ass out of the car and beat you."

Angelina sighed as Alex and Happy reached her car. Robert stood beside Bryan and Gabriel, watching the scene before them.

"Just what the fuck do you think you're doing?" Alex asked angrily.

"Look, I know you don't want me to race, but when I thought about it, this might be the last time I can race this summer." She reasoned with him. "One race won't hurt, Alex. I've been doing this thing for the past two years, doing one race tonight shouldn't be horrible." She started her car as Alex mumbled something under his breath. Happy pushed him aside and bent over so his face was leveled with Angelina. His arms were bent, placed on top of the door.

"I'm not going to threaten you, this is a simple fucking request, so I don't expect no for an answer. Don't race tonight, stay here with me and your brother, study." Alex looked at Happy, a bit shocked by his words towards his sister. It wasn't a threat. His voice was calm, collected like it always was, not unless he was angry, of course, but it was different. It wasn't a plea either. He just sounded genuinely concerned.

Angelina smirked. "I don't think you're in any position to request anything from me." Angelina coldly told him, her anger finally coming through. "You single handedly destroyed our relationship five years ago, don't make amends now just because you feel I'm putting my life in danger. You haven't been around for five years, I'm alive, I don't need you."

Happy backed away from the car like it was on fire. He was surprised by her words. It wasn't the tone of voice that stung him, it was the words that she said. I don't need you, replayed in his mind over and over again. This wasn't the same girl that clung on to him after her parents died. She didn't speak to her brothers or anyone, but him about how she felt when everything fell apart. Yet now, she had the nerve to tell him that she doesn't need him. Anger flowed through his body now. Why did he care about her anyway? She was nothing to him. She wasn't even related to him. This girl brought him nothing but trouble before. Her rebellious stage always got her in trouble and he had to be the one who saved her ass. When the club's friends and family were in danger, she was the first thing on his mind, making sure he sent Alex to come get her, just so he could be sure that she was safe. He hates admitting it to himself, but he cares about her more than he would let on.

"The fuck, you think you all bad and shit because you can drive a fucking car? Go ahead and put yourself in harms way, if I end up saving your ass, you better start kissing mine." He harshly told her.

Angelina scoffed before driving away from her home. Robert looked at his sister's car until it could no longer be seen. He walked over to Happy, wondering why he would say those things to Angelina. Bryan slid in his car, Gabriel sliding in the passenger's side. Alex was walking towards his bike, getting ready to follow Bryan, knowing he would lead him to his sister.

"What happened?" Robert questioned.

"Your sister, finally grew some and talked shit." Happy shook his head, the anger still raging in him.

"What did you expect? For her to worship the ground you walk on like she always did? Things change man." Robert said to him, placing a hand on Happy's shoulder. "Little sister's man, they're a pain in the ass."

Happy managed to crack a smile and nodded. "Yeah, I know what you mean. No idea why I put up with your family."

"Because deep down inside, in that black heart of yours, you know we're the only people you consider family besides the club and your mom." Robert patted his back before heading back inside the house to get his car keys and head out.

Happy walked over to his bike and sat down. He looked over at Alex as he put his helmet on.

"You're going to have to figure out a way for your sister to stop doing this type of shit." He told him as he turned on his bike.

"Yeah well, I don't have any ideas so if you get one, let me know." Alex turned on his bike as well.

The garage door opened, Robert drove down the driveway. He looked over at Happy and Alex and nodded his head. He made his way down the street, the two SAMCRO members following him and Bryan following them.


Angelina parked her car behind the finish line, sliding out of the car once she turned it off. She owned a 2002 Nissan Skyline. It was a project that she and Robert worked on together, finding it in some car dealership that sold used cars. At the time they found it, the car's body was in bad shape, but the engine was still running, a few adjustments needed. Angelina already had a car of her own, a hand me down from Alex, but it wasn't a car you could race with, besides that, it was an automatic- she needed a manual. Once she found the Skyline, she and Robert began to work on the car, bonding as they did. Bryan helped out as well, much to Rob's dismay, but it was the way the two bonded as well. When the car was done, Angelina was stoked to see her baby finally up and running. It was hard for her at first. She wasn't familiar with the car so driving it was something to get used to, but once she got the hang of driving the car, she was officially introduced to the scene of street racing.

She greeted the other racers as she walked pass them, nodding her head in acknowledgment. The other two racers were RJ and Ashton, veterans to the racing scene. At first, they weren't very fond of Angelina, thinking she was nothing but a wannabe who wouldn't be able to win races without Bryan's help or her brother. But as time passed, they began to accept her in their small world. They weren't friends, but there was mutual respect between them.

She walked over to Romeo, the organizer of the race for tonight. He smiled, nodding his head over at her. "Surprise to see you here, Rob told me that he didn't expect you to come out tonight." Romeo said once he was sure she would be able to hear him. "But, I'm glad to see you. Where's lover boy?"

"Should be on his way, SAMCRO's in town so, expect a couple of bikers here tonight." Angelina warned. "You know Alex isn't very fond of this particular activity of mine."

"I thought the only activity your brothers didn't like was your extracurricular activity with Danvers." Romeo teased making Angelina laugh.

"You know it, but this particular one just ticks off Alex, I still need to find one that solely pisses Rob off." She replied making Romeo laugh.

"Such a little trouble maker, so, you're first wave so there'll be two other cars besides you and Danvers." Romeo explained. "The buy in is twenty-five hundred each, you got the money?"

Angelina smirked. She took the money out of her jacket pocket, handing it to Romeo. "When I win, I'll hand you a tip."

Romeo laughed. "This is why I like it when you race, respect is shown towards me."

Angelina smiled as she walked away from Romeo. She heard another car pull up beside hers. Bryan slid out of his car, Gabriel following suit. He threw her a smirk before heading over to Romeo. Gabriel just gave her a nod before walking towards her two brothers and Happy, who had just arrived as well. She felt Happy's eyes on her and she just felt the rush of adrenaline in her blood, the butterflies that she thought were dead, flying around her stomach. Knowing that he was here, so she can show him what she became, it felt good in some ways. She knows he didn't exactly approve of her illegal habit, but she could care less. Happy was here and that's all that mattered to her.

She walked over to them, Robert smirking at her.

"I knew your ass was going to end up racing." He smugly told her. "Studying my ass."

"Yeah well, ten grand is hard to turn down." She replied. "I'm surprised you came along Alex."

"This is the only time you actually went racing while I was here, figured it was worth watching." He shrugged. "Doesn't mean I like it though,"

"Wouldn't have it any other way," Angelina walked away from the two, not even wanting to hear anything from Happy, if he was going to talk. She slid in her car, looking over at Bryan who just entered his car as well. He winked at her and she just shook her head.

Street Racing.

Just the name made it sound exciting. Every time the freeway was empty, she would race through it, changing lanes when a car would get in her way. The feeling of freedom on the road was always a nice feeling. The speed causes adrenaline to rush within you. Maybe she was just an adrenaline junkie or whatnot, but racing was her world, it was an activity where she can release her stress from. All she had to think about was the finish line. What happens before the finish line is pure improvising. There's no set plans, no strategies. You just had to go with the flow. And for Angelina, that was a break from her usual routine with school and her brothers. With school, you're tested on what you learn, you had to study, make strategies to help you past a test, to plan your future. With her brothers, it's practically the same, you had to strategize how to get them in the same room or how to talk to them, the less interactions between the two, the better.

Romeo went in between Angelina and Bryan's car, facing the four racers. The two other racers had just slid in their cars as well. He looked over at the four racers, giving them a smile. He pointed at each one, nodding their heads indicating they were ready for the race. Angelina looked over at her brothers' way one last time and smiled.

Romeo held his two hands up. "Alright boys and girl, you better be prepared tonight because this is big money." He smirked. "Go!" He placed his two arms down, signaling for the cars to speed away.

Angelina immediately stepped on the gas, going neck to neck with Bryan. Happy, Robert, and Alex watched her make her first turn, smoothly turning, speeding up as soon as she was sure that she had full control of the car.

"She seems to be doing well." Alex commented.

"Yeah, well, we'll see if she wins." Robert replied. "RJ and Ashton aren't exactly pushovers so this can prove whether or not Bryan pays the people she races."

Angelina looked over beside her, finding RJ neck to neck with her as Bryan and Ashton battled it out in front of them. She has always been intimidated by RJ. There was just something about him that told her not to cross him. He looked over at her, throwing her a little smirk before nodding his head forward. She raised an eyebrow and turned her attention back on the road, finding a curve waiting for her.

"Shit!" She yelled before swiftly turning her car to avoid a collision with a building.

RJ took the lead, angering Angelina. She pressed on the gas, shifting gears as soon as it was time to do so. Once again, she was neck to neck with RJ, but somehow, someway, she began to pass by him. She was tailing behind Ashton and Bryan, who were still fighting for the lead. She saw a third lane opening up, a smirk beginning to appear on her face. She changed lanes, moving onto the lane with no cars blocking her way. She hit the gas again, accelerating, neck to neck with the two cars. Bryan looked over at her, doing a double take, surprise to see Angelina beside his car. She blew him a kiss before surpassing him, moving in front of him and Ashton. Angelina stepped on the gas once more, knowing there was one more curve before she was home free. This curve always annoyed her since she could never do a tight turn- it always ends up being a wide turn.

Today was no different.

Her turn was too wide, letting Bryan pass by her, but she recovered in time before Ashton could pass by her. Bryan looked at his rear view mirror, smiling at his ex-girlfriend.

"Come on, baby girl, show me what you got." Bryan challenged as he shifted gears once more. He pressed the NOS, accelerating him forward in high speed.

Angelina shook her head as she saw Bryan's car speed up quickly, knowing he pressed the button to release the NOS in his car. "Too early, Bry-Bry." She said as she shifted gear one last time, her car making it half way to Bryan. Her car was going over 120 miles per hour. Once she knew the time was right, she pressed the button, releasing the NOS into her engine, giving her that extra boost. Her car slightly made it pass Bryan as she yelled out in delight. She stuck her hand out, flicking Bryan off.

Bryan laughed and shook his head. "Bitch," he mumbled as he tried his best to catch up to Angelina. She saw the finish line, not that far from her and began to hit the breaks. The car was beginning to slow down, the speed going down from 120 to 80 miles per hour. She was a car length away from Bryan so it was safe to say she won. She crossed the finish line, Romeo waving the flag as she did. The car was beginning to slow down even more. Once it was safe enough, she made a u-turn, heading back towards the finish line. She parked the car beside Bryan's who was able to stop a few feet away from the finish line. She slid out of her car, smirking at her opponent.

"Guess I won," she told him.

Bryan slid out, placing both of his hands on top of his roof. "Guess you did." A smirk appeared on his face. "It was pure luck."

Angelina rolled her eyes and playfully stuck out her tongue making Bryan laugh and shake his head.

The crowd came in, cheering Angelina's name, congratulations heard all over. Romeo made his way through the crowd, handing Angelina the ten thousand dollars she won. She smirked and took out one thousand dollars, handing it to Romeo.

"This is why I always place my bet on you, baby girl." Romeo smirked before walking away from her, getting the next race underway.

Happy, Robert, and Alex walked towards her. Alex couldn't believe he was thinking this, but racing didn't seem so bad. Or maybe he was just thinking that since his sister just handed Bryan his ass. Whatever the reason was, the whole thing seemed safe enough for her to be a part of, but the gun smuggling, not so much.

"So, will that be deposited in my back account or yours?" Robert teased making Angelina laugh.

"I was the one who won, so I think it'll go into mine." Angelina smacked her brother's stomach playfully before turning to Alex, giving him a small smile. "I love you, you know that, right?"

Alex smirked and placed an arm around her shoulder, pulling her away from Robert. "And I love you, but I still don't like this shit." He told her. "As long as you stay safe, I think I can handle the idea."

Angelina squealed and wrapped her arms around Alex. He laughed as he wrapped his arms around her. Happy looked at the two, a smile slowly forming on his face. He knew she wasn't going to speak to him after their exchange earlier. Seeing the smile on her face, it made this whole racing bullshit acceptable for him. If it made her happy, why shouldn't she do it? Robert was right. Experiencing life once in a while is not so bad for Angelina, as long as she doesn't try doing other stupid shit like drugs or whatnot. The look on her face when she was recognized as the winner, it was priceless for him. A smile appeared on his face, proudly cheering her on like her two blood brothers. It was just a plus that he smoked Bryan in the process of it all.

Happy never saw himself as someone who would be into illegal street racing since he wasn't a big fan of cars. Motorcycles did it for him. But he wouldn't mind seeing the girl race over and over again.

Angelina looked over at Happy, giving him a small smile. "So, still not fond of this world?"

Happy was taken back when she spoke to him, but he recovered quickly enough. "It's a'ght."

"Eh, best response I'm going to get from you and Alex. As long as it's somehow on you two's good side, I can live with that." Angelina said her small smile turning into a full blown smile, her dimples flashing.

She walked over to Bryan who was leaning against his car, talking to Gabriel. She ran her hands through her long dark brown hair and stood beside Bryan, leaning her back against his car. He looked down at her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, kissing the top of her head. Happy and Alex looked at this display, their hands turning into fists. They just didn't like the punk.

"Congratulations, Angie." Gabriel said to her.

"Thanks Gab, so Bry, I guess I won." She smirked proudly. She wrapped an arm around Bryan's waist, snuggling closer towards him.

"Yes well, I let you win. We both know that." He replied, looking down at her.

"Whatever," she chuckled, moving away from him as she smacked him on the stomach. "So, did you still need me to babysit tomorrow?"

"Yes, I do actually. I got to go with your brother to Canada so, will you be free?" Bryan questioned.

Bryan has a two year old son named Anthony. He was born six months after they broke up. As you can tell, Anthony is the reason why the two ended. Angelina did not find out about Anthony until the girl who Bryan got pregnant came at his doorstep, demanding that he should be a part of his child's life. At that time, even Bryan didn't know about Anthony, they found out at the same time. Angelina wasn't an idiot. She added two and two together and figured out that Bryan had cheated on her. That was the day they broke up. Six months later, when the baby was born, his mother died giving birth to him. Bryan called Angelina and asked her to come to the hospital. Against Robert's wishes, she did and that's where she forgave Bryan. Ever since Anthony was a baby, she was a part of the kid's life.

"Um, I'm not sure, I need to go to Charming." She answered, biting her lip as she crossed her arms over her shoulder.

"For what?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Um, club business." was her simple reply.

"You can take him with you. Robert is heading to Charming afterwards either way, I can go and pick him up." He offered.

"Um, hold on, let me go ask Alex." She walked away from him and back to her brothers and Happy.

"Let's head out, Angie. I'm hungry and I know you haven't eaten either." Alex told her, rubbing his stomach.

She laughed. "You're always hungry, fatass. Anyways, got a question, can I bring someone along with me?"

"Along with you to Charming? Sure, is she hot?" Alex wiggled his eyebrows causing Angelina to laugh.

"Unless you're a child molester then I don't think Anthony's your type." Angelina rolled her eyes. "Bryan is heading to Canada with Robert. I need to look after his son. Can I bring him along to Charming?"

"You want to bring the child he conceived while he was cheating on you? You have the weirdest fucking relationship with that asshole." Alex shook his head. "How can you even be taking care of his kid after what he did?"

Of course, Angelina wasn't always this accepting of Anthony. She was human. How can you expect her to accept the kid? But after a couple of conversations with Robert and a couple of friends, she realized that she couldn't hold a grudge on a kid who didn't do anything to her. True he was a product of Bryan's cheating ways, but it's not like he had any choice.

"Why am I going to blame it on a kid? I shouldn't be bitter towards him when he didn't do anything wrong." Angelina replied. "Look, if he can't go to Charming, fine, you don't have to give me a fucking speech about it."

Alex rolled his eyes, running his hand over his scalp. "Just bring the kid, I don't want to hear you bitching at me while we're there."

"Thanks, asshole." She told him, trying to suppress a smile that was forming on his face.

"No problem, brat." Alex replied. "Stop trying to hide that fucking smile and just let it out."

Angelina laughed before walking over to Bryan. "He can come along, I should pick him up now since we're leaving for Charming right after my test."

"We're leaving for Canada pretty early as well. I'll just drop him off when I come pick up your brother." Bryan replied. "Not unless you want to have a slumber party." He wiggled his eyebrows at her.

Angelina laughed once more. "Oh yeah, I think to assure you'll be going to Canada tomorrow, you should sleep at your house."

"I agree," Bryan nodded. "It was a worth a shot." He wrapped his arms around her, kissing her forehead. "You know, I don't like how Happy looks at you."

Angelina raised an eyebrow. She slightly turned her head, seeing Happy leaning against her car, watching them, studying them. It wasn't jealousy of course, she was sure of that. He was just acting like an older brother like he always does. She turned away and shrugged.

"He's just being an older brother." Angelina told him.

"Alright, I'll let you go since Alex is giving me the death glare." He chuckled. "I'll see you tomorrow morning?"

"Sure will," she nodded. "Bye."

Angelina walked back over and smiled. "So you three ready to eat?"